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Rising Sun 39 : Jiyuu PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Sid Vicious (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Javier Navarro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Javier Navarro has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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182 lbs
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183 lbs
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Sid Vicious!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Javier Navarro!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vicious lands a glancing blow to the side of Navarro's head.
Vicious leaves Navarro with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Vicious tries to clinch there but Navarro circles away.
Vicious changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Vicious is looking to clinch but Navarro is avoiding it.
Vicious fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Navarro manages to avoid it.
Vicious throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A slow jab from Vicious misses its intended target.
Navarro shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Vicious's guard.
Vicious managing to control the position.
Vicious looking for a guillotine here but Navarro defends easily.
Navarro is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vicious preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Navarro stays in close to Vicious's body and controls the position.
Navarro in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Navarro is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Navarro thows a big elbow that misses.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Navarro accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Navarro missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Vicious trying to control the position here.
Vicious keeping moving, preventing Navarro from controlling successfully.
Navarro postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Navarro shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Vicious napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Navarro trying to control the position but Vicious is working away.
Vicious dodges the ground and pound from Navarro.
Navarro misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Navarro wants to control but Vicious is keeping him busy.
Sloppy strikes there by Navarro.
Navarro looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Navarro wants to control but Vicious is keeping him busy.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
The fight stays on the outside here - Vicious looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Vicious cracks a nice hook into Navarro's ribs.
Navarro looks gassed!
Vicious gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Vicious lands a right hand that snaps the head of Navarro backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Sid Vicious will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Navarro changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Vicious looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Navarro is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Vicious is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Navarro scoring with punches and elbows.
Navarro content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Navarro tries to advance to mount but can't.
Navarro is breathing heavily.
Navarro throwing strikes but Vicious manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Navarro is working to avoid the ground and pound but Vicious connects with a decent elbow.
Vicious wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Navarro, who protects the arm well.
Navarro is trying to improve his position.
Navarro avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Vicious.
Vicious laying and praying for a moment but Navarro takes advantage and regains half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Navarro tries to roll over but Vicious keeps him under control.
Vicious is pressing down on Navarro's thigh, looking to free his foot. Navarro is holding on for now.
Vicious is looking to stall here but Navarro recovers full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Navarro manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Vicious manages to get himself to full guard.
Navarro sitting in guard here, content to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vicious is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Vicious being controlled here, momentarily.
Navarro preventing the sweep.
Vicious is trying to keep Navarro in close.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Navarro trying to control the position from guard on top but Vicious is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Vicious manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Navarro is looking to get to half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Vicious throwing strikes here but Navarro is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Javier Navarro showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Navarro closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Vicious to the mat! Vicious manages to get full guard.
Vicious avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Navarro wants to control from the top but Vicious keeps moving.
Navarro controls from within his opponent's guard.
Vicious looking to control.
Navarro throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Vicious works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Navarro looking to sit in guard and control but Vicious gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Navarro pulls Vicious in close to his closed guard and prevents Vicious from doing any damage or advancing position.
Navarro tries to land a sweep but no joy.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Vicious accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Navarro preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Vicious accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Navarro throws a hook but Vicious avoids it easily.
Navarro looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Navarro takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vicious wants to sweep here but Navarro controlling him for the moment.
Navarro looking to sit in guard and control but Vicious gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Navarro trying to control the position.
Navarro preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vicious lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Vicious pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Navarro is keeping the position for now.
Vicious drops back, looking for a kneebar! Navarro looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Navarro looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Navarro!
Vicious dodges the ground and pound from Navarro.
Navarro laying and praying for a moment but Vicious takes advantage and regains half guard.
Navarro perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Vicious is pressing down on Navarro's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Navarro trying to control but Vicious is working from the bottom.
Vicious looking for a sweep. Not yet Vicious, not yet.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Navarro lands a couple of decent looking shots.
And that's the end of the fight!
Javier Navarro comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Navarro has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 28:29
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Javier Navarro!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Akio Daisuke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and JJ Oppapatika (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Oppapatika comes into a darkened arena with his song building. My Way kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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280 lbs
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275 lbs
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Good takedowns
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Akio Daisuke!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, JJ Oppapatika!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Yukihiro Shimada and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oppapatika misses with a hook.
Oppapatika throws a big shot that misses.
Oppapatika fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Oppapatika swinging wilding here.
Daisuke lands with a kick to the ribs.
Oppapatika thows a left - swing and a miss!
Oppapatika misses with a hook. Daisuke ducked under it nicely.
Daisuke thumps Oppapatika with a low kick.
Daisuke scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Oppapatika looks gassed!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Oppapatika misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Daisuke.
Daisuke instigates a clinch.
Daisuke digs a right hand into Oppapatika's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Oppapatika's gas tank.
Daisuke working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Daisuke lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
A nice left hand lands by Daisuke.
Daisuke lands with a short shot to the head.
Daisuke scores with a shoulder strike.
Daisuke lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Oppapatika backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Daisuke manages to pull guard.
Daisuke has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Oppapatika doesn't defend quickly enough and Daisuke has managed to lock this one up! Can Oppapatika escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Daisuke on a fantastic submission victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Akio Daisuke!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jebediah Stewart (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kurisu Ikora (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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163 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
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167 lbs
9 - 5 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jebediah Stewart!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kurisu Ikora!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Yuuki Gou and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stewart throws a sloppy head kick and Ikora moves out of range easily.
Ikora looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Stewart is not content to let Ikora control the position.
Stewart keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Stewart wants to control but Ikora is keeping busy.
Ikora looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Stewart is trying to maintain the position but Ikora is very close to passing his half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stewart tries to roll over but Ikora keeps him under control.
Stewart trying to control from the bottom.
Ikora wants to work for an arm triangle but Stewart is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Stewart misses with a few strikes there.
Stewart fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ikora manages to avoid it.
Stewart keeps Ikora at a distance using the push kick.
Jebediah Stewart seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Stewart pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ikora misses with a takedown attempt - Stewart sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Ikora looks gassed!
Stewart lands a big head kick that sends Ikora tumbling to the mat! Stewart takes a step backwards and waves Ikora back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Ikora is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ikora on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Ikora is still on wobbly legs! Can Stewart finish him?
Stewart throws a head kick but Ikora moves out of range.
Ikora tries to get into range but Stewart steps to the side and lands a beautiful hook that drops Ikora! He's faceplanted into the mat, ass in the air... he's out cold! That's an image he won't want to show his grandkids when he gets older! Stewart scores the big KO victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jebediah Stewart!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mickey Goldmill (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jeff make you deaf (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying make you deaf's choice of entrance music: Baby got back. Jeff make you deaf is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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212 lbs
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205 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
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BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mickey Goldmill!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jeff make you deaf!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Shigeki Fujiwara and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Goldmill lands with a hook. make you deaf tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Goldmill scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
It looks like Jeff make you deaf has been cut.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Goldmill dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
make you deaf shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Goldmill sprawls well. Goldmill wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. make you deaf gets slowly back to his feet.
Goldmill lands with a right and another and another! make you deaf is in big trouble! Goldmill lands again and this time it's lights out for make you deaf! A quality knockout there for Goldmill.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Mickey Goldmill!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Demian Almeida (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Akio Hideaki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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142 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Demian Almeida!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Akio Hideaki!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Shigeki Fujiwara and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hideaki looks to land a right hand but Almeida moved out of range.
Almeida scores with a head kick.
Hideaki looks to land a right hand but Almeida moved out of range.
Almeida shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Hideaki's guard.
Hideaki working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Almeida doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh but Hideaki is tightening it up a little... Almeida has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! Almeida reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! Almeida taps out! nice BJJ there by Hideaki!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Akio Hideaki!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Arsene Wenger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Diago Sanchez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring eachother down here, as Diago Sanchez enters the cage!
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164 lbs
11 - 4 - 0 |
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165 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Arsene Wenger!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Diago Sanchez!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Taro Takaoka and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sanchez lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Wenger looks to score with a jab to the body but Sanchez is just out of range.
Wenger tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Sanchez paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Wenger bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Sanchez fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Wenger scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Sanchez can't do much from the bottom here.
Sanchez tries to bench press Wenger off him but Wenger keeps the position.
Sanchez is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Wenger off and has taken his back!
Sanchez is riding his opponent, not letting Wenger buck him off.
Wenger tries to roll but Sanchez sticks to his back.
Good control from Sanchez.
Wenger trying to control the position but Sanchez manages to sink in the hooks.
Sanchez is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Wenger has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
Sanchez keeps control of the position easily here as Wenger tries to buck him off.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wenger wants to escape the position.
Wenger is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.
Wenger looking very determined here, making life difficult for Sanchez.
Sanchez keeps control of the position as Wenger tries to break free.
Sanchez struggling to keep hold of the position.
Sanchez avoiding Wenger 's attempts to control his hands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Sanchez trying to control.
Wenger just looking to survive in the bad position.
Sanchez gets his hands free as Wenger looks to control.
Wenger defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Sanchez's arms.
Sanchez avoiding Wenger 's attempts to control his hands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wenger controlling the position well but he knows he's in a bad position.
Wenger tries to escape but Sanchez has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
A lull in the action here.
Wenger trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
Sanchez punches the canvas rather than the man.
Wenger can't escape the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
So, who will make the next big move? In this position it could be crucial.
Sanchez trying to control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Sanchez controlling the position well here. Wenger rolled but Sanchez kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.
Sanchez looking to break Wenger's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Wenger remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Sanchez will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!
A lull in the action here.
I really don't envy Wenger right now.
Wenger turns into Sanchez and is now in his guard.
Sanchez keeping moving, preventing Wenger from controlling successfully.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Wenger drops back, looking for a kneebar! Sanchez looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Sanchez looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Sanchez!
Wenger holding on.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Diago Sanchez dominated that round.
That's time! Wenger's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Sanchez scores with a jab.
Wenger throws a good cross that connects.
Wenger swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Wenger takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Wenger misses with a wild body shot.
Wenger throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Wenger tries to clinch but Sanchez is having none of it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Wenger looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Sanchez misses with a double jab.
A jab from Wenger misses.
Nice jab there from Sanchez.
Wenger rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Sanchez moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Wenger misses with a body shot.
A slow jab from Sanchez misses its intended target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wenger ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Diago Sanchez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Wenger slips a jab and a cross from Sanchez.
Wenger defending well as Sanchez loads up on a big left hand.
Sanchez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Wenger was well out of range. Poor timing from Sanchez.
A big left from Wenger misses.
Wenger throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sanchez avoids the body shot from Wenger.
Wenger avoids the body shot from Sanchez.
Wenger displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sanchez throws out the jab.
Wenger slips under a jab.
Sanchez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sanchez slips under a jab from Wenger.
Wenger fails with the takedown.
Sanchez looks to score with a jab to the body but Wenger is just out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Sanchez takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Wenger is looking to clinch.
Sanchez drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Wenger is trying to improve his position.
Wenger is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Sanchez is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Wenger will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Wenger is trying to control Sanchez's posture but Sanchez avoids it.
Wenger is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Wenger manages to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez trying to control the action but Wenger is working from the bottom.
Wenger is looking to control Sanchez's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Wenger avoid being mounted?
Wenger is looking to improve his position.
Sanchez thows a huge punch but Wenger dodges it nicely.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
No joy there for Wenger, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Sanchez misses with a looping left.
Sanchez throws a series of punches but Wenger moves out of range.
Sanchez defending well as Wenger loads up on a big left hand.
Wenger loads up on a big right hand but Sanchez slips the punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Wenger tries to close the distance and clinch but Sanchez swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Sanchez is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Sanchez doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Wenger counters with a straight right hand.
Sanchez shoots and misses
and Wenger holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Sanchez goes for a takedown in the clinch but Wenger prevents it.
Arsene Wenger has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Diago Sanchez.
Sanchez tries to pull guard but Wenger won't allow it.
Wenger is struggling to control the position.
Sanchez has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Wenger clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Wenger trying to control but not successfully.
Wenger staying busy and making it hard for Sanchez to control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Diago Sanchez showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Sanchez on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Wenger thows a body shot but no joy.
Wenger misses with a body punch
and Sanchez counters with a left to the body.
Sanchez ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Wenger looks to score with a jab to the body but Sanchez is just out of range.
Wenger lands with a right hand.
A combination from Sanchez does no damage.
Sanchez connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Sanchez throws a right hand that Wenger ducks under and follows up with a left that Wenger also avoids with ease.
Wenger throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wenger misses with a body shot
and Sanchez counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Wenger's guard now.
Wenger is pulling down on Sanchez's head to control his posture.
Sanchez trying to control but Wenger is working from the bottom.
Wenger manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Sanchez manages to get himself to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanchez is pulling down on Wenger's head to control his posture.
Wenger looking to pass the guard.
Wenger postures up.
Sanchez keeping moving, preventing Wenger from controlling successfully.
Wenger sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Sanchez's guard.
Wenger works his way into full mount!
Sanchez really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Sanchez slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wenger trying to control the action but Sanchez is working from the bottom.
Wenger works his way into side control.
Sanchez tries to get back to half guard but can't.
You can see the frustration on Sanchez's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Wenger is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Sanchez has escaped the position, nice work there.
Wenger throws a strike aimed at the side of Sanchez's head but Sanchez avoids it well.
Sanchez gets back to half guard.
Wenger wants to control but Sanchez is keeping him busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wenger sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Sanchez defending well though.
Sanchez moves into full guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Sanchez keeping moving, preventing Wenger from controlling successfully.
Wenger postures up.
Wenger wants to pass the guard but Sanchez is keeping the position.
Sanchez is trying to keep Wenger in close.
Sanchez keeping full guard, as Wenger tries to pass.
Diago Sanchez has got the better of the ground game so far.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Wenger throws a body punch but Sanchez moves out of range.
A punch combination from Sanchez misses.
Wenger tries to clinch but Sanchez moves out of range.
Arsene Wenger seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Sanchez slips a jab from Wenger.
Sanchez lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Diago Sanchez is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Wenger doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Arsene Wenger has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Wenger takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Nice uppercut lands for Sanchez. That snapped Wenger's head back.
Sanchez shoots in and bounces Wenger off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Wenger trying to control the position.
Wenger wants to sweep here but Sanchez controlling him for the moment.
Sanchez trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Wenger throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
And that's the end of the fight!
Diago Sanchez comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Sanchez winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 27:30
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 27:30
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Diago Sanchez!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Lincoln Hawks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jackson Scholes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hawks's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, over the top. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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164 lbs
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169 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Lincoln Hawks!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jackson Scholes!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Hirohito Nitta and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hawks attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Jackson Scholes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Scholes misses with the combination.
Scholes moves into the clinch.
Scholes stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Scholes lands a nice uppercut.
Hawks is trying to break the clinch but Scholes is controlling him.
Scholes misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Scholes is trying to drag Hawks to the mat but Hawks just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Hawks wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Scholes has him pressed against the cage.
A looping hook to the body misses from Scholes. Hawks does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hawks throws a lazy right hand but Scholes sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Scholes looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Hawks is fending him off so far but Scholes persists. Nope, Hawks circles away and we're back to standing.
Hawks lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
It looks like Jackson Scholes has been cut.
Nice body kick from Hawks.
A swing and a miss from Hawks.
Scholes doesn't manage to clinch there - Hawks circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Scholes tries to clinch up but Hawks circles away and keeps his distance.
Hawks throws a combination that misses
and Scholes counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Hawks circles away from the clinch attempt.
Lincoln Hawks is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Scholes fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hawks misses with a series of wild punches.
Hawks uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Scholes has time to react.
Hawks feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Scholes's calf.
Hawks throws a half hearted mid kick.
Scholes thows a left - swing and a miss!
A bone on bone clash there as Scholes blocks the leg kick.
Scholes fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hawks misses with a series of wild punches.
Hawks changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Scholes looks gassed!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hawks buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Hawks displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Scholes.
Lincoln Hawks has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jackson Scholes.
Hawks lands with a thumping leg kick.
Scholes takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Hawks misses with a looping right.
Scholes showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hawks.
Hawks plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hawks misses with a wild combination.
Hawks misses with a wild body shot.
Hawks lands with a straight right. Scholes didn't see that one coming.
Hawks stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Hawks wants it to stay on the feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hawks throws a front kick aimed at Scholes's knee but Scholes avoids it well.
Hawks throws out a leg kick but Scholes moves out of range and Hawks only half commits.
Hawks will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Scholes falls off balance throwing a combination
and Hawks counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Hawks lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Hawks is looking to land body kicks.
Scholes tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hawks swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Scholes ducks under a wild hook from Hawks.
Hawks feints and then cracks Scholes's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Scholes down.
Hawks fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hawks lands a nice looking body shot.
Hawks buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Scholes doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Scholes takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Scholes misses with a combination
and Hawks counters with a leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jab by Hawks.
Some wild striking there from Hawks.
Hawks misses with a body shot.
Scholes tries to clinch there but Hawks circles away.
Hawks throws a leg kick but Scholes checks it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Some wild striking there from Hawks.
Hawks cracks the inside of Scholes's front leg.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lincoln Hawks dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jackson Scholes's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Hawks will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Scholes looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hawks misses with a double jab.
A punch lands to the side of Hawks 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Scholes doesn't manage to clinch there - Hawks circles away.
Scholes closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Hawks did well to prevent Scholes getting side control.
Hawks avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Scholes.
Hawks knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Scholes on the ground.
Scholes missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Scholes working Hawks over with strikes.
Hawks is trying to stand.
Scholes is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Scholes is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Hawks!
Scholes has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Hawks is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Scholes looking to finish Hawks with some ground and pound. This is bad for Hawks!
Hawks is in a horrible position here. Scholes smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Scholes throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Hawks because Scholes loaded up on that one.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hawks is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Scholes is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Hawks can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Scholes scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Hawks holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Scholes tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Hawks is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Scholes misses with a head shot.
Scholes wants to finish this one by submission but Hawks is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Scholes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Scholes with shots to the head and body - Hawks looks very uncomfortable down there.
A nice elbow there by Scholes.
A nice elbow there by Scholes.
Scholes cracks Hawks with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Hawks avoids a series of strikes thrown by Scholes.
Hawks is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Hawks suckers Scholes into throwing a sloppy strike and uses the momentum to reverse the position beautifully! Hawks is now in Scholes's guard!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hawks gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Scholes misses with a straight left.
Hawks connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Scholes momentarily.
Hawks is looking to slow Scholes down with leg kicks.
Scholes loads up on a big right hand but Hawks slips the punch.
Scholes blocks a head kick by Hawks.
Scholes's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Scholes thows a body shot but no joy.
Hawks lands a nice leg kick that just misses Scholes's sensitive parts.
Hawks attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Hawks displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Hawks pivots, looking for a leg kick but Scholes is out of range and Hawks settles back down.
Scholes tries to clinch up
and Hawks counters with a nice uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jackson Scholes showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Jackson Scholes's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Hawks chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Scholes gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Scholes swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Scholes misses with a hook from the clinch.
Scholes has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Hawks is trying to keep an underhook but Scholes manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Hawks is trying to stand up here but Scholes is controlling him well.
Scholes throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Scholes trying to control the action but Hawks is working from the bottom.
Hawks avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Scholes.
Hawks is not content to let Scholes control the position.
Scholes takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Hawks is trying to stand up here but Scholes is controlling him well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Scholes throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Hawks pushes Scholes off and gets back to his feet.
Scholes closes the distance and clinches.
Scholes keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Hawks's efforts to push away.
Scholes swings wildly with an uppercut but Hawks uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hawks has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Hawks gets underhooks to prevent Scholes's takedown attempt.
Scholes tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hawks's elbow.
Hawks is looking to break free of the clinch but Scholes has double underhooks.
Scholes lands a right hand that snaps the head of Hawks backwards.
Scholes tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hawks's elbow.
Hawks breaks from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hawks throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hawks throws a nice inside leg kick.
Hawks lands with a right hand.
Scholes tries to clinch but Hawks is having none of it.
Scholes avoids the head kick by Hawks.
Hawks throws a leg kick which misses Scholes's front leg but catches the back leg as Scholes tries to avoid it.
Lincoln Hawks is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jab by Hawks.
Scholes lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Scholes tries to clinch but Hawks moves out of range.
Hawks scores with a nice strike.
Scholes lands with an overhand left.
Lincoln Hawks is winning the standup battle so far.
Scholes checks a low kick from Hawks.
Scholes tries to clinch up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Hawks breaks the clinch.
Hawks throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Scholes.
Hawks moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Scholes slips a jab and a cross from Hawks.
Scholes shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Hawks pinned against the cage. Hawks gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Scholes shoots in but no luck this time.
Lincoln Hawks has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jackson Scholes.
Scholes on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Scholes.
Scholes takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Hawks.
Hawks lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A punch combination from Hawks misses.
Hawks fails to land with a series of punches.
Hawks uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Scholes.
Hawks throws a right and a left that Scholes avoids nicely.
Scholes moves out of range as Hawks throws a body kick.
Scholes misses with a combination
and Hawks makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Hawks scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Lincoln Hawks showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Hawks has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 29:28
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 29:28
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lincoln Hawks!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Damian Roshan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dan Stack (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stack has chosen Deer Dance as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Damian Roshan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Dan Stack!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stack keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Roshan.
Stack stuffs the takedown attempt from Roshan. Roshan gets slowly back to his feet.
A shot to de liver by Roshan. Beautiful body shot.
Stack throws out a loose jab but Roshan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Stack takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Roshan ducks under a wild hook from Stack.
Roshan waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Stack.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Roshan throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Roshan misses with a looping right.
Roshan scores with a one two! Stack had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Stack misses with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stack moves away from the strike by Roshan.
Roshan throws the left hand but Stack avoids the punch easily.
Roshan throws a jab when Stack was well out of range.
Stack on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Roshan. Roshan obviously looking to wear him down.
Roshan jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A big left from Roshan misses.
Roshan throws a hook but Stack avoids it easily.
Roshan throws a hook but Stack blocks it.
Stack shoots in for a double leg but Roshan sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Damian Roshan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Roshan throws a looping overhand right but Stack ducks down to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Roshan looks to land a combination but Stack avoids it well.
Roshan scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Stack blocks a jab.
Roshan misses with a body shot.
Roshan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Stack.
Stack ducks under a wild hook from Roshan.
Stack throws a lazy right hand but Roshan sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Stack uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Roshan.
Roshan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Stack moves away.
Roshan misses with a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roshan clobbers Stack with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Roshan misses with a straight left.
Stack takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Stack showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Roshan.
Stack looks to land a combination but Roshan avoids it well.
Stack uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Roshan.
Roshan scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
A big right from Roshan misses.
Roshan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stack changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Roshan tries to avoid it but Stack manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Roshan to the ground. Roshan escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Stack slips a jab and a cross from Roshan.
Stack listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Roshan misses the jab.
The fighters circling - Roshan throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Roshan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Stack manages to avoid it.
Stack slips under a jab from Roshan.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Roshan slips under a jab.
Stack blocks a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Damian Roshan dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Roshan works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Roshan swings for the body but Stack moves out of range.
Nice cross by Roshan.
Roshan thows a left - swing and a miss!
Roshan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Stack moves away.
Roshan swinging wilding here.
Roshan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stack slips under a jab from Roshan.
Roshan uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Stack.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Roshan tried to score with a low kick but Stack checks it.
Stack fails with a takedown attempt.
Roshan scores with a hook to the body. Stack takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Stack uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Roshan.
Roshan dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Stack looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Roshan throws a big shot that misses.
Roshan connects with a single shot there.
Stack avoids the head kick by Roshan.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stack with a poor takedown
and Roshan counters with a straight right hand.
Roshan smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Roshan cracks Stack with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Stack avoids the body shot from Roshan.
Roshan lands a glancing blow to the side of Stack's head.
Stack will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Damian Roshan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Roshan just misses with a punch to the body.
Roshan throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Stack stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Roshan swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roshan misses with a wild body shot.
Roshan throws a looping overhand right but Stack ducks down to avoid it.
Stack keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Roshan slips under a jab from Stack.
Stack takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Roshan lands a lovely overhand right.
Jab from Roshan.
Stack throws a shot from downtown. Roshan moves away and avoids it.
Roshan dodges the punch combination from Stack.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Roshan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Stack moves away.
Roshan thows a left - swing and a miss!
Stack fails with a takedown attempt.
Damian Roshan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dan Stack.
Roshan falls off balance throwing a combination
and Stack decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Roshan's guard.
Stack trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Stack won't allow Roshan to sweep him here.
Stack wants to control from the top but Roshan keeps moving.
Stack stops Roshan from standing up.
Stack is looking to work some ground and pound but Roshan has wrist control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Damian Roshan dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Stack looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Roshan takes a swing at Stack's ribcage but misses.
Nice defenses there by Stack.
Stack shoots in for a double leg but Roshan sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Stack slips under a jab from Roshan.
Damian Roshan is winning the standup battle so far.
Stack shoots in for a takedown but Roshan shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Stack uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Roshan.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stack uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Roshan.
Stack displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Roshan throws out the jab.
Stack feints and as Roshan raises his hands in defense, Stack changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Roshan tries to land a sweep but no joy.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Roshan is on top in guard.
Stack is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Roshan tries to stand but Stack is controlling from the bottom.
Roshan throws a strike but Stack rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Roshan wants to get back to his feet but Stack is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Stack slips nicely into half guard.
Stack is looking to advance position but Roshan won't allow it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Roshan wants to get back to his feet.
Stack is pressing down on Roshan's thigh, looking to free his foot. Roshan is holding on for now.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Stack misses with a two punch combination.
Roshan throws a hook to the side of Stack's head but Stack sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Stack takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Stack moves out of range as Roshan strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stack misses with a body punch
and Roshan counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Roshan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Stack moves away.
Roshan lands a jab to Stack's midsection.
Roshan ducks under a wild hook from Stack.
Stack slips under a jab.
Roshan missing with a left hand there. Stack was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Stack uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Roshan.
Roshan swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Stack counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Roshan throws a combination that misses
and Roshan takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Roshan misses the jab.
Roshan fails to land with a series of punches.
Roshan tries to land a leg kick but Stack saw it coming and moves away.
Stack drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Roshan wants to get back to his feet.
Stack content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Dan Stack has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Roshan is looking to regain half guard here but Stack keeps moving and retains side control.
Stack lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dan Stack comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Roshan has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Damian Roshan!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rocky Stone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kazushi Yamazaki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stone comes to the cage accompanied by THROW MONEY. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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215 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Rocky Stone!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kazushi Yamazaki!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Yuuki Gou and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yamazaki fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Nice straight punches there by Yamazaki. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Yamazaki.
It looks like Rocky Stone has been cut.
Kazushi Yamazaki seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Yamazaki walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Stone avoids the body shot from Yamazaki.
Yamazaki tries to bum rush Stone with a series of wild strikes but Stone uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Yamazaki will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Yamazaki misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Stone scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Yamazaki lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Stone circles away quickly and effectively.
Stone lands the left hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Yamazaki avoids the body shot from Stone.
Yamazaki swinging wilding here.
Stone misses with a body shot.
Yamazaki throws a jab when Stone was well out of range.
Yamazaki stuns Stone with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Stone scores with a jab to the body.
Yamazaki just misses with a punch to the body.
Yamazaki misses with a body punch
and Stone counters with a straight right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stone throws a hook but Yamazaki avoids it easily.
Stone takes a swing at Yamazaki's ribcage but misses.
Nice shot lands for Stone.
Yamazaki misses with a wild body shot.
Yamazaki misses with a double jab
and Stone makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Stone takes one on the button.
Stone fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Yamazaki on the side of the head.
Stone misses with a looping left.
Yamazaki falls off balance throwing a combination
and Yamazaki takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Stone lands with an uppercut that bounces Yamazaki off the cage and back into rage.
Yamazaki connects with a single shot there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Yamazaki takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Yamazaki ducks under a wild hook from Stone.
Yamazaki is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Stone rather than just go for the knockout.
Yamazaki walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Stone throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yamazaki uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Stone.
Yamazaki misses with a straight left.
Stone bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Yamazaki's head backwards.
Yamazaki swings and misses with a shot to the body
letting Stone counter with a right hand.
Yamazaki connects with a body shot.
Stone is breathing heavily.
Yamazaki has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Yamazaki there as he acknowledges the shot.
Yamazaki throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Stone counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Yamazaki throws a left and a right that both miss
and Stone counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Yamazaki slips a jab and a cross from Stone.
Yamazaki throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Stone counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Yamazaki throws a combination that misses
and Stone counters with a stiff right hand.
Yamazaki misses with a combination
and Stone counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Yamazaki misses with a double jab
and Stone counters with a left to the body.
Stone scores with a nice right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A lazy left from Stone finds it's target.
Yamazaki falls off balance throwing a combination
enabling Stone to counter with a crisp jab.
Yamazaki throws a combination that misses
and Stone counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Yamazaki thinking.
Nice cross by Stone.
A punch lands to the side of Yamazaki 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Stone is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Yamazaki takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Yamazaki misses with a double jab
and Stone makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Stone connects with a looping right hand.
Stone slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Yamazaki misses with a double jab
and Stone counters with a stiff right hand.
Yamazaki walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Stone works Yamazaki's body with a nice hook.
Stone scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Yamazaki dodges the punch combination from Stone.
Stone scores with a three punch combo!
Stone cracks Yamazaki with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Stone lands a nice looking body shot.
Yamazaki misses with a double jab
and Stone cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Stone lands a nice hook to Yamazaki's body. Yamazaki takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Yamazaki takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Stone lands with a right hand.
Good shot there by Stone.
Stone rushes Yamazaki and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Stone pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Stone works over Yamazaki's head and body with a nice combination.
Yamazaki swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Stone counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Stone scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rocky Stone dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Rocky Stone's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Stone lands a jab to the nose.
Stone looks to score with a jab to the body but Yamazaki is just out of range.
Yamazaki takes one to the chin there.
Stone takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Stone scores with a body shot.
Yamazaki falls off balance throwing a combination
and Stone cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Stone tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Yamazaki throws a left and a right that both miss
and Stone counters with a right hand to the body.
Yamazaki tries to move into range but Stone moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Yamazaki misses with a hook. Stone ducked under it nicely.
Yamazaki throws a sloppy body shot
and Stone counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Yamazaki thinking.
Yamazaki throws a combination that misses
and Yamazaki takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Yamazaki on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Yamazaki throws a left and a right that both miss
and Stone counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Stone connects with a looping right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A punch lands to the side of Yamazaki 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Stone catches Yamazaki with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
A jab lands there for Stone.
Stone connects with the punch.
Stone jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Yamazaki takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Stone.
Stone throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Stone uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Yamazaki.
Yamazaki misses with a hook to the body
and Stone counters with a right hand to the body.
Yamazaki gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Yamazaki takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Yamazaki ducks right into an uppercut from Stone.
Stone throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Stone scores with a jab to the jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yamazaki throws a sloppy body shot
and Stone counters with a nice body shot.
Yamazaki is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Stone digs a good body shot into Yamazaki's ribs.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Yamazaki takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Stone cracks Yamazaki with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Kazushi Yamazaki is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Yamazaki misses with a combination
and Stone counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Stone getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Stone connects with a single shot there.
Stone throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Yamazaki throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Stone counters with a series of strikes. Yamazaki will be more careful next time no doubt.
Yamazaki on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Stone digs a good hook to Yamazaki's body.
Yamazaki misses with a double jab
and Stone counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yamazaki takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Yamazaki misses with a combination
and Stone counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Stone scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Yamazaki doesn't seem bothered though.
Stone fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Yamazaki, pushing him back against the cage.
Yamazaki being controlled against the cage.
A right hand to the body from Stone.
Stone is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Yamazaki can do to turn this around?
Stone pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Yamazaki falls off balance throwing a combination
and Stone counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
A nice combination there by Stone.
Yamazaki throws a big shot that misses.
Stone moves out of range as Yamazaki strikes.
Yamazaki swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
enabling Stone to counter with a crisp jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stone connects with a jab.
Stone catches Yamazaki with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Yamazaki swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Stone counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Yamazaki throws an overhand right that lands on Stone's shoulder, as Stone tries to avoid the shot.
Stone throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Yamazaki on the side of the head.
Yamazaki walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Stone connects with a looping right hand.
Stone connects with a jab.
Stone stuns Yamazaki with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Yamazaki misses with a double jab
and Stone counters with a three punch combo that has Yamazaki backing up. Yamazaki nods at Stone to acknowledge the strikes.
Yamazaki ducks right into an uppercut from Stone.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A lazy left from Stone finds it's target.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Stone lands an overhand right.
Stone works the jab nicely.
Yamazaki falls off balance throwing a combination
letting Stone counter with a right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rocky Stone dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Rocky Stone's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Yamazaki throws out a leg kick but Stone moves out of range and Yamazaki only half commits.
Good shot there by Stone.
Yamazaki avoids a punch combination nicely.
Yamazaki throws a combination that misses
enabling Stone to counter with a crisp jab.
Yamazaki throws a combination that misses
and Stone counters with a nice uppercut.
Stone connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Yamazaki's hands.
Yamazaki throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Stone stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Yamazaki throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Stone cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Yamazaki throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
letting Stone counter with a right hand.
Stone lands a nice shot to the body.
Yamazaki takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Yamazaki throws a combination that misses
and Stone counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Yamazaki walks into a jab.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Stone lands the left hand.
Yamazaki throws a combination that misses
enabling Stone to counter with a crisp jab.
Stone looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yamazaki takes one on the button.
Nice jab there from Stone.
Stone connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Yamazaki momentarily.
Yamazaki takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Yamazaki throws a combination that misses
and Stone counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Yamazaki thinking.
Stone ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Stone connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Stone scores with a hook to the body. Yamazaki takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Yamazaki swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Stone counters with a left and a right that stings Yamazaki.
Stone lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Stone.
Yamazaki throws a combination that misses
enabling Stone to counter with a crisp jab.
Yamazaki on the wrong end of a nice hook.
A lazy left from Stone finds it's target.
Yamazaki misses with a hook to the body
and Stone counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A swing and a miss from Yamazaki.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yamazaki throws a looping overhand right but Stone ducks down to avoid it.
Yamazaki is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Yamazaki falls off balance throwing a combination
enabling Stone to counter with a crisp jab.
Stone scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Stone scores with the left hand. Yamazaki knows he should have avoided that one.
Stone punishes Yamazaki's body with a nice straight punch.
Yamazaki staying out of range there.
Yamazaki misses with a hook. Stone ducked under it nicely.
Stone ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Yamazaki throws a sloppy body shot
and Stone counters with a straight right hand.
Yamazaki is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Stone scores with a nice strike.
Stone lands with a cross.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Stone tries to clinch up but Yamazaki circles away and keeps his distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stone slips under a jab.
Yamazaki throws a combination that misses
and Yamazaki takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Yamazaki has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Yamazaki swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Stone cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Stone lands with a nice combination. Yamazaki backs away looking to recover.
Yamazaki takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Yamazaki drops his hands momentarily and Stone takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Yamazaki misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Stone connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Yamazaki swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Stone counters with a nice uppercut.
Stone lands with a hook. Yamazaki tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Stone scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Yamazaki takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Yamazaki takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Yamazaki throws a combination that misses
and Stone cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Stone lands with a right hand.
Stone moves out of range of the strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stone works over Yamazaki's head and body with a nice combination.
Stone connects with a single shot there.
Yamazaki throws a combination that misses
enabling Stone to counter with a crisp jab.
Yamazaki throws a low kick but Stone avoids it.
Stone lands a jab to the head.
Stone scores with a sloppy right hand. Yamazaki should have avoided that one.
Yamazaki misses with a combination
and Stone counters with a nice uppercut.
Kazushi Yamazaki has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Stone cracks Yamazaki with a good jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Stone lands a two punch combo.
Rocky Stone is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A jab from Stone finds it's way through Yamazaki's defenses.
Stone lands a body shot.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Stone cracks a nice hook into Yamazaki's ribs.
Yamazaki takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Stone scores with a jab.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rocky Stone showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Stone has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 30:26
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 30:26
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rocky Stone!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Daniel Johansson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kullervo Karvakorva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Daniel Johansson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kullervo Karvakorva!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Yuuki Gou and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Karvakorva scores with a nice strike.
Karvakorva misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Karvakorva misses with a two punch combination.
Johansson thows a body shot but no joy.
Johansson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Johansson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Karvakorva looks to throw the jab but Johansson is out of range.
Karvakorva scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Karvakorva displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Karvakorva misses with a hook.
Karvakorva swinging wilding here.
Karvakorva avoids the body shot from Johansson.
Johansson misses with an uppercut. Karvakorva saw that one coming.
Johansson looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Karvakorva staying out of range there.
Karvakorva lands a slapping body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Johansson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Johansson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Karvakorva.
Johansson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Karvakorva.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Karvakorva throws a body punch but Johansson moves out of range.
Kullervo Karvakorva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Karvakorva blocks a leg kick.
Karvakorva uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Karvakorva throws a looping overhand right but Johansson ducks down to avoid it.
Johansson shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Johansson lands a nice shot to the head.
Poor strikes thrown by Johansson there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Johansson throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Johansson looking to finish Karvakorva with some ground and pound. This is bad for Karvakorva!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Karvakorva is squirming around, avoiding Johansson's attempts to control the action.
Johansson punching from mount but Karvakorva doing a good job of avoiding damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johansson throws some wild stikes that Karvakorva manages to avoid easily.
Karvakorva is bucking up trying to escape but Johansson cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Johansson avoids the attempt from Karvakorva to control.
Karvakorva is trying to escape the mount.
Karvakorva blocking the ground and pound.
Johansson is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Karvakorva can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johansson misses with a head shot.
Johansson punishing his opponent with strikes.
Johansson throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Karvakorva because Johansson loaded up on that one.
Johansson throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Karvakorva because Johansson loaded up on that one.
Johansson throws some wild stikes that Karvakorva manages to avoid easily.
Johansson looking to finish with strikes here!
Johansson throws some wild stikes that Karvakorva manages to avoid easily.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Johansson looking to ground and pound but Karvakorva is blocking nicely.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johansson looking to finish with strikes here!
Johansson thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Karvakorva is wriggling around trying to escape.
Johansson wants to control the pace but Karvakorva is squirming around nicely.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Poor strikes thrown by Johansson there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Daniel Johansson dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Johansson slips a jab from Karvakorva.
Karvakorva throws a hook to the side of Johansson's head but Johansson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A jab from Karvakorva misses.
A big left from Johansson misses.
Karvakorva waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Johansson.
Johansson misses with a few strikes there.
The fighters circle momentarily. Karvakorva darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Johansson scores with a sloppy right hand. Karvakorva should have avoided that one.
Karvakorva connects with a good right hand that stumbles Johansson. Johansson circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Karvakorva leaves Johansson with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Karvakorva lands a with a good body shot.
Karvakorva pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Karvakorva, as that shot connected.
Karvakorva swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Karvakorva takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Karvakorva lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Johansson thows a body shot but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johansson takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Karvakorva throws a hook but Johansson avoids it easily.
Karvakorva misses with a hook.
Johansson shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Johansson was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Karvakorva is desperately trying to improve his position but Johansson has a good base and remains in mount.
Johansson looking to ground and pound but Karvakorva is blocking nicely.
Karvakorva is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Johansson misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Johansson controlling his opponent.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Karvakorva regains half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johansson missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Johansson lands a nice short elbow.
Johansson missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Johansson not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Johansson stops Karvakorva from getting back to his feet.
Karvakorva trying to hold on to Johansson's head to control him but Johansson postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johansson throwing shots but Karvakorva is blocking nicely.
Karvakorva blocking the ground and pound attempt from Johansson.
Karvakorva controlling the position well.
Karvakorva trying to hold on to Johansson's head to control him but Johansson postures up.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Karvakorva lands a nice shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Johansson just misses with a punch to the body.
Karvakorva looks for the body kick but Johansson saw that one coming.
Johansson throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Karvakorva's waist but Karvakorva gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Johansson off to one side.
Karvakorva pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Johansson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A shot to de liver by Karvakorva. Beautiful body shot.
Johansson misses with a looping left.
Decent striking displayed by Karvakorva there.
Karvakorva dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Karvakorva is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Johansson.
Karvakorva lands a nice shot that snaps Johansson's head back.
Karvakorva throws a series of punches but Johansson moves out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Johansson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Karvakorva.
Karvakorva lands a really nice looking cross but Johansson seems unphased.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Johansson is defended easily by Karvakorva.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Daniel Johansson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Karvakorva misses the jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kullervo Karvakorva showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Karvakorva connects with a looping right hand.
Kullervo Karvakorva seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A cross from Karvakorva lands.
Karvakorva throws a one two combo.
Karvakorva closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Johansson throws a series of punches but Karvakorva moves out of range.
Karvakorva lands a jab to the nose.
Karvakorva scores with a nice head shot.
Karvakorva jabs at Johansson's body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Karvakorva with a hook.
Johansson staying out of range there.
Johansson has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Johansson is rocked!
A slow jab from Karvakorva misses its intended target.
A big right from Karvakorva misses.
Johansson doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Karvakorva moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Oh Johansson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Johansson misses with a straight right.
Johansson seems to have got his legs back now.
Karvakorva connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Karvakorva connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Johansson misses the jab.
Karvakorva steps into range and unloads a brutal right left combo! Johansson is out on his feet! Karvakorva sets himself and nearly takes Johansson's head off with a straight right, sending him crashing to the mat! Wow, that was nasty... but awesome! Wooo!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:16 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Kullervo Karvakorva!
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